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Wind Across the Everglades

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.2K
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Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
An ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.
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An ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.An ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.An ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.

  • Directors
    • Nicholas Ray
    • Budd Schulberg
  • Writer
    • Budd Schulberg
  • Stars
    • Burl Ives
    • Christopher Plummer
    • Chana Eden
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Nicholas Ray
      • Budd Schulberg
    • Writer
      • Budd Schulberg
    • Stars
      • Burl Ives
      • Christopher Plummer
      • Chana Eden
    • 17User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
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    Christopher Plummer in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
    Christopher Plummer in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
    Burl Ives in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
    Peter Falk in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
    Chana Eden in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
    Christopher Plummer in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
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    Burl Ives
    Burl Ives
    • Cottonmouth
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Walt Murdock
    Chana Eden
    Chana Eden
    • Naomi
    Gypsy Rose Lee
    Gypsy Rose Lee
    • Mrs. Bradford
    Tony Galento
    • Beef
    Sammy Renick
    • Loser
    Pat Henning
    Pat Henning
    • Sawdust
    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Writer
    Cory Osceola
    • Billy One-Arm
    Emmett Kelly
    Emmett Kelly
    • Bigamy Bob
    MacKinlay Kantor
    • Judge Harris
    Totch Brown
    • One-Note
    George Voskovec
    George Voskovec
    • Aaron Nathanson
    Curt Conway
    Curt Conway
    • Perfesser
    Sumner Williams
    Sumner Williams
    • Windy
    Howard Smith
    Howard Smith
    • George Leggett
    • (as Howard I. Smith)
    Rufus Beecham
    • Pianist
    • (uncredited)
    Cynthia Betout
    • Memory
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Nicholas Ray
      • Budd Schulberg(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Budd Schulberg
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Peter Falk.
    • Goofs
      The hat is not upside down. It has sunk so that only the crown is above water, forcing Cottonmouth to reach underwater to grasp the brim.
    • Quotes

      Cottonmouth: [calling to the circling buzzards] Come and get me! Swamp-born, swamp-fattened!

    • Connections
      Featured in Histoire(s) du cinéma: Les signes parmi nous (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Empty Pocket Blues
      (uncredited)

      Written by Budd Schulberg

    User reviews17

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    3/10
    Maybe it's just me, but this film just didn't seem to make much sense.
    The subject matter for this film is interesting and I'm shocked Hollywood would even bother to make this film back in the late 50s. Because of an insane fashion craze, ladies loved having hats filled with bird plumes in the late 19th and early 20th century. The problem was that to get these plumes, bird colonies were decimated-- especially birds like snowy egrets. So, the government deputized agents to protect these birds. But how could these folks possibly enforce the laws--especially in the wild backcountry where the swamp folk lived and hunted? This is the problem in "Wind Across the Everglades" where an eager young agent (Christopher Plummer) is battling the forces of Cottonmouth (Burl Ives)--a foul man who, along with his band of rogues, raped the swamp of its birds.

    This is clearly the case of a film where the subject matter is very intriguing but the execution left a lot to be desired. Too often, the film just seemed to drag and the big confrontation scene between Cottonmouth and the agent just didn't make a whole lot of sense. Nor, for that matter, did ANY of the final portion of the film make sense! I see it as a noble experiment of a film...but a failure due to problems with the silly script.

    By the way, if you care, Bigamy Bob is played by the super-famous clown, Emmett Kelly and this is Peter Falk's first film.
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    • Nov 15, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1958 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Across the Everglades
    • Filming locations
      • Everglades City, Florida, USA(Miami, FL, 1905)
    • Production company
      • Schulberg Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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